Today is win­now­ing elec­tion day in Wash­ing­ton State. Have you vot­ed yet? If you have, con­grat­u­la­tions on ful­fill­ing your civic duty as a cit­i­zen of Wash­ing­ton. Haven’t vot­ed yet? It’s time to get that bal­lot in! You’ve only got a few hours left before time runs out to participate.

You should have received your bal­lot in the mail a few weeks ago from the coun­ty you reside in. If you did not receive a bal­lot, or if you have mis­placed your bal­lot, you should call your coun­ty audi­tor or elec­tions office to obtain a pro­vi­sion­al ballot.

Don’t for­get to sign your bal­lot before putting it in a drop box or the mail.

Drop box loca­tions for this election:

Not sure who to vote for? If you belong to a par­tic­u­lar polit­i­cal par­ty, you may want to con­sult their list of endorsements.

And Fuse has cre­at­ed a 2012 edi­tion of their Pro­gres­sive Vot­ers’ Guide.

NPI rec­om­mends that you vote yes on the King Coun­ty Chil­dren and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices Cen­ter Cap­i­tal Levy (if you live in King Coun­ty), as well as oth­er local levies, like the Seat­tle library levy, which would off­set cuts to the SPL’s oper­at­ing bud­get. As Anne Her­bert once said, “Libraries will get you through times of no mon­ey bet­ter than mon­ey will get you through times of no libraries.” Remem­ber that apho­rism when you’re fill­ing out your ballot.

About the author

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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